Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)

Tick-it Call: A loud, sharp, mechanical tick...tick...tick-it...tick-it...tick-it... given repetitively for long periods of time. It is only heard during a short period of the year immediately after their arrival on the breeding grounds and is probably used by unpaired males on territory in order to attract a mate.(Conway 1995). The Tick-it call often heard very late at night or at dawn (pers. obs., Walkinshaw 1937).